transient - he is not indigenous but Vietnam feels like home to him because that is where Phuong is. This shows how Fowler has a level of comfort with Phuong that is exclusive. Even though Pyle declared his love for Phuong outright, I feel as though he is does not value her as a person instead is more infatuated with the idea of her. When approaching Fowler about pursuing his love for Phuong he describes the moment he wanted her as an infatuation where in comparison with other beautiful women he would
Military leaders resent McNamara’s intrusion into their services’ business. Countering the resistance of the existing Joint Service Chiefs (JCS), McNamara replaces all them with officers who accept and defer to civilian authority (p. 29). By the time Vietnam starts McNamara transforms the U.S. war command system to one of crisis management with yes-men at the head of the services (p. 30). War leadership runs directly from the president, through the SECDEF to the commander in the field. The service chiefs